There were many famous people who were known for their great adventures and their great discoveries of other countries. Yet Marco Polo is most definitely one of the most well known travellers and traders that had Ever lived, His sense of travel did not occur overnight as his Family was a merchant one it was unavoidable that Marco will follow the footsteps of his father Niccolo and uncle Maffeo and join them in their trading business.In this essay I will analyse the processes that lead to Marco Polo becoming involved in becoming an explorer And I will do so by discussing Marco Polo’s travels Under the following Headings 1)Introduction 2)Marco Polo’s Early years 3) Marco’s travel along the silk road 4) Polo in Venice. Introduction Marco
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His father, Niccolo, and his uncle Maffeo had left the year before he was born on a long trading expedition. This a Resulted Marco been raised by extended relatives as his mother had passed away when he was just a little boy. Niccolo and Maffeo first stayed around six years in Constantinople now Istanbul, which is located in Turkey, At the time it was under Latin control since the fourth Crusade in 1204. Niccolò and Maffeo then went to the port city of Soldaia which is now known as Sudak which is located in Ukraine. They had owned a house over …show more content…
While he was in prison he had met the Arthurian adventure writer Rustichello of Pisa, with who he would collaborate on a manuscript in 1298 called “Description of the World.” It has since become better known as “The Travels of Marco Polo” With the help of notes taken during his expedictions, Marco Polo admiringly described Khubilai Khan and his palaces, along with paper money, coal, postal service, glasses and other innovations that had not yet being developed in Europe. He also told partially untrue self-aggrandizing tales about warfare, business, geography, court intrigues and the sexual practices of the people who lived in the Mongol
His father, Niccolo, and his uncle Maffeo had left the year before he was born on a long trading expedition. This a Resulted Marco been raised by extended relatives as his mother had passed away when he was just a little boy. Niccolo and Maffeo first stayed around six years in Constantinople now Istanbul, which is located in Turkey, At the time it was under Latin control since the fourth Crusade in 1204. Niccolò and Maffeo then went to the port city of Soldaia which is now known as Sudak which is located in Ukraine. They had owned a house over …show more content…
While he was in prison he had met the Arthurian adventure writer Rustichello of Pisa, with who he would collaborate on a manuscript in 1298 called “Description of the World.” It has since become better known as “The Travels of Marco Polo” With the help of notes taken during his expedictions, Marco Polo admiringly described Khubilai Khan and his palaces, along with paper money, coal, postal service, glasses and other innovations that had not yet being developed in Europe. He also told partially untrue self-aggrandizing tales about warfare, business, geography, court intrigues and the sexual practices of the people who lived in the Mongol